Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, construction and engineering specialist Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Chicago Bridge's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Chicago Bridge facts

Headquarters (founded) The Hague, Netherlands (1889)
Market Cap $4.3 billion
Industry Construction and engineering
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $4.8 billion
Management CEO Philip Asherman (since 2006)
CFO Ronald Ballschmiede (since 2006)
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 22%
Cash/Debt $639.8 million / $40.0 million
Dividend Yield 0.4%
Competitors Bechtel Group
Matrix Service
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 1,357 members who have rated Chicago Bridge believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

A couple of months ago, fellow Fool Rich Smith (TMFDitty) tapped the stock as an attractive bargain opportunity: "Decent PEG ratio, belied by an enterprise value-to-free cash flow ratio that's downright gorgeous. Chicago Bridge looks like the best way to play a resurgence in energy infrastructure construction."

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